20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Muhacaona Woman
The Mucawana (Muhacaona) are indigenous or aboriginal nomadic agriculturalist people living in Cunene (Kunene) province of remote South Angola. They occupy a southern land isolated by deserts and mountains from the rest of the country and have kept their ethnic individuality and culture in their seclusion. They have fashionable hairstyles made with a mix of cow dungs, fat, and herbs for the fragrance and decorated with beads and braids. Aluminum tubes from cans are also used to decorate a leather headers that many women wear as part of their fashion.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2022 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
Photo Location: | Angola |
Camera: | ILCE-7RM4 |
Copyright: | © Beverly Houwing |